f8k072308_money4gld.htm
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2008
MONEY4GOLD
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in Charter)
Delaware
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000-50494
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98-0412432
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employee Identification No.)
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595
South Federal Highway, Suite 600
Boca
Raton, Florida, 33432
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
(Issuer
Telephone number)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Forward
Looking Statements
This Form
8-K and other reports filed by Registrant from time to time with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (collectively the “Filings”) contain or may contain
forward looking statements and information that are based upon beliefs of, and
information currently available to, Registrant's management as well as estimates
and assumptions made by Registrant's management. When used in the filings the
words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “future”, “intend”, “plan”
or the negative of these terms and similar expressions as they relate to
Registrant or Registrant's management identify forward looking statements. Such
statements reflect the current view of Registrant with respect to future events
and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors
(including the risks contained in the section of this report entitled “Risk
Factors”) relating to Registrant's industry, Registrant's operations and results
of operations and any businesses that may be acquired by Registrant. Should one
or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should the underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ significantly from those
anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended or planned.
Although
Registrant believes that the expectations reflected in the forward looking
statements are reasonable, Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law,
including the securities laws of the United States, Registrant does not intend
to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to
actual results. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with
Registrant's pro forma financial statements and the related notes that will be
filed herein.
In this
Form 8-K, references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “our company,” “Money4Gold Holdings”
or the “Registrant” refer to Money4Gold Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
formerly known as Effective Profitable Software, Inc.
Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive
Agreement
As more
fully described in Item 2.01 below, we acquired a precious metals company
in accordance with a Share Exchange Agreement dated July 23, 2008 (“Exchange
Agreement”) by and among Money4Gold Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Money4Gold Holdings”), Money4Gold, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Money4Gold”), and the Shareholders of Money4Gold. The closing of
the transaction took place on July 23, 2008 (the “Closing
Date”). On the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the
Exchange Agreement, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock and
ownership interests of Money4Gold (the “Interests”) from the Money4Gold
Shareholders; and the Money4Gold Shareholders transferred and contributed all of
their Interests to us. In exchange, we issued to the Money4Gold Shareholders
52,350,002 shares of our common stock and 14,100,000 shares of our preferred
stock (collectively, the “Money4Gold Shares”). Pursuant to the terms
of the Exchange Agreement, Don Bratcher and Gary Moore cancelled a total of
74,994,315 shares of Money4Gold Holdings common stock.
Money4Gold
is principally engaged in soliciting individuals interested in selling unwanted
items containing precious metals and providing those individuals with the means
and materials necessary to send those items in to the company, purchasing the
items at scrap price and then process/refine the materials into their pure
form.
Pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement, Money4Gold became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Money4Gold Holdings. A copy of the Exchange Agreement is included as
Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report and is hereby incorporated by reference. All
references to the Exchange Agreement and other exhibits to this Current Report
are qualified, in their entirety, by the text of such exhibits. This transaction is
discussed more fully in Section 2.01 of this Current Report. The
information therein is hereby incorporated in this Section 1.01 by
reference.
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or
Disposition of Assets
As
described in Item 1.01 above, on July 23, 2008, we acquired Money4Gold, a
precious metals company, in accordance with the Exchange
Agreement. The closing of the transaction took place on July 23, 2008
(the “Closing Date”).
On the
Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, we acquired all
of the outstanding capital stock and ownership interests of Money4Gold from the
Money4Gold Shareholders; and the Money4Gold Shareholders transferred and
contributed all of their Interests to us. In exchange, we issued to
the Money4Gold Shareholders 52,350,002 shares of our common stock and 14,100,000
shares of our preferred stock, or approximately 76% of our issued and
outstanding common stock and 100% of our issued and outstanding preferred
stock. On the Closing Date, Money4Gold became our wholly owned
subsidiary. Money4Gold owns 100% of the membership interests of HD
Capital Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“HD Capital”) and
of Money4Gold W.Y., Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“Money4Gold WY”).
BUSINESS
BUSINESS
OF MONEY4GOLD HOLDINGS
Background
of Money4Gold Holdings
We were
incorporated in the State of Delaware under the name Modena 2, Inc. on November
18, 2003 to engage in any lawful corporate undertaking, including, but not
limited to, selected mergers and acquisitions. On September 8, 2004, pursuant to
an agreement between us, Chris Penner, Don Bratcher and Gary Moore
(“Agreement”), Gary Moore and Don Bratcher purchased all of our issued and
outstanding shares of common stock. We had been in the developmental stage since
inception and have no operations to date other than issuing shares.
On May
10, 2005, pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement and Share Exchange between us
and EPS, Inc., an Arkansas corporation, and the shareholders of EPS, we
purchased all of the outstanding shares of EPS for the issuance of 10,156,000
shares of our stock to the EPS shareholders. Pursuant to the Agreement, EPS
became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the
Agreement, we filed Articles of Amendment with the State of Delaware changing
our name to Effective Profitable Software, Inc.
Based on
the acquisition of EPS we changed our business focus to become a financial
markets evaluation software company which focuses on bringing affordable
evaluation tools to the general public. We used in house proprietary software
for evaluation of markets, stocks, commodities, and other financial instruments.
We developed an innovative evaluation system we call the TimingWave. At the
center of the system is a 100% mechanical, unemotional timing model that is both
powerful and simple to use. The system’s web-based access will make it both
affordable and accessible and our evaluations will be easily
understood.
We were
subsequently unable to obtain adequate financing to continue our
operations. As of the Exchange Agreement, we succeeded to the
businesses of Money4Gold which will be continued as our sole lines of
business.
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT OF MONEY4GOLD
Business
Money4Gold
is a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware in March
2008. On July 16, 2008, Money4Gold entered into a Share Exchange
Agreement with Money4Gold W.Y., Inc., a Wyoming corporation (“M4G WY”), in which
Money4Gold acquired all of the membership interests in M4G WY in exchange
for shares of common stock. Our operations are conducted through such
subsidiary.
Through
direct marketing and online advertising, we will solicit individuals interested
in selling unwanted items containing precious metals and provide those
individuals with the means and materials necessary to send those items to
us. We will purchase the items at scrap price and then process/refine
the materials into their pure form. We will derive our profits from the margin
between the scrap and market price of the metal.
The price
of gold has increased over fifty percent in the last year reaching record high
prices the market has not seen since the eighties. The current high price of
gold, combined with the economic downturn over the past several years has led to
a dramatic increase in the number of people wanting to cash in their gold or
other precious metals items.
Our
business model plans to capitalize on this economic trend by eliminating the
middlemen and facilitating the transaction directly between the consumer and the
refinery in the most automated and efficient process. Through a services
agreement with Republic Metals Corporation, a precious metals refinery, we will
be able to retain the maximum margin and be able to provide higher payouts than
traditional buyers.
THE
COMBINATION
On July
23, 2008, Money4Gold, the shareholders of Money4Gold, and Money4Gold Holdings
entered into a definitive Share Exchange Agreement (“Exchange Agreement”) for
the combination of Money4Gold Holdings and Money4Gold (the “Combination”). The
Combination was accomplished by means of a share exchange in which the
Money4Gold Shareholders exchanged all of their stock in Money4Gold for the new
issuance of Money4Gold Holdings common stock. Under the terms of the
Exchange Agreement and as a result of the Combination:
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Money4Gold
became a wholly owned subsidiary of Money4Gold
Holdings;
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In
exchange for all of their shares of Money4Gold stock, the Money4Gold
Shareholders received 52,350,002 shares of Money4Gold Holdings common
stock and 14,100,000 shares of Money4Gold Holdings preferred
stock.
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Immediately
following the closing of the Combination, such shares of Money4Gold
Holdings common stock represent approximately 76% of our issued and
outstanding common stock and 100% of our issued and outstanding preferred
stock.
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On
July 23, 2008, we changed our name to “Money4Gold Holdings, Inc.” and
requested a new trading symbol which bears a closer resemblance to our new
name.
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This
transaction closed on July 23, 2008.
Our Product and
Services
We are in
the business of purchasing unwanted or broken jewelry (or items containing
precious metals) from the general public at scrap value, to be refined into pure
form and sold at market (spot) value. Our customer
base is any individual or entity, worldwide, who has such items and is
interested in converting them into cash.
Our core
service will be providing a fast, efficient, convenient and easy solution for
people looking to sell their unwanted or broken jewelry for top
dollar.
We will
solicit our customers through direct marketing (online, radio, television,
etc.). Interested parties will enter their information in our website or by
calling in to the toll-free number (888-D4GOLD1). A return mail package will be
sent to the customer, providing them with all the materials they will need in
order to return their items to us. Upon receipt, items will be appraised
based on the quality and quantity returned. A check will be issued to the
customer and, if accepted, the items will be refined into pure
form.
Our
business consists of collaboration between two entities-- a direct
marketing/online lead generation firm and a precious metals refinery. The
experience, infrastructure and resources of the marketing firm enable us to
generate traffic from parties interested in converting their unwanted precious
metals to cash. The experience, infrastructure and resources of the refinery
enable us to offer high payouts, hedge against price fluctuations in metals
markets and process materials cost effectively.
Our
principals own the domain names, dollars4gold.com, dollars4gold.net,
money4gold.com and over seventy similarly named domains. Our
principals also own the tradename “Dollars4Gold”.
Our
management team has over 30 year’s collective experience in the direct
marketing business. Our online marketing pieces (banners, email creatives, etc.)
will be placed through our affiliate network, driving traffic to our
website.
Additionally,
radio and television commercials will lead consumers to our site and to our toll
free number.
Prospects
solicited through our marketing efforts will be sent a “G-Pak”, which is
comprised of a welcome letter, a Ziploc pouch and a self-addressed,
postage-prepaid envelope the prospect can use to return items. The prospect will
place the items in the packaging materials and return them as they would any
other USPS mail.
Once the
piece is received and evaluated, a check will be sent to the prospect and, if
deposited, the transaction will have been consummated.
Internally,
we will batch incoming materials into separate lots for each day. Our refinery
will hedge the price offered by agreeing to purchase the material according to
the then-current market price, thereby preserving the profit
margin.
Marketing and
Branding
We will
market our service through our website, dollars4gold.com and similarly named
sites utilized for search engine optimization.
We intend
to obtain traffic to our sites through an existing network of hundreds of
affiliates within the control of one of our principal partners. Electronic
creative pieces (banners, contextual pop-ups, email pieces, etc.) will be
distributed amongst the network and placed on web properties or sent as
emails.
We will
also generate traffic through radio and television commercials which invite the
consumer to either visit the site or call the toll-free number.
Although
gold buying has been a trade for centuries, this method of soliciting customers
is relatively new. Traditionally, it has been independent jewelry stores or pawn
shops that buy materials directly from the public. They, in turn, sell to an
aggregator who also, in turn, sells to the refinery. This business model
eliminates the middle-men, thereby eliminating the intermediaries who take the
majority of the margin
We
have a services agreement with Republic Metals Corporation, which has been a
primary refiner of precious metals for over 25 years. In conjunction with this
agreement, we have prepaid for services with capital stock from our
company. This relationship enables us to operate in a cost effective
and streamlined manner
EMPLOYEES
We
presently do not have any employees other than the officers of the
Company. However, key employees have been identified to hire
post-closing.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTIES
We
maintain an office at 595 South Federal Highway, Suite 600, Boca Raton, FL
33432, which our principals provide to us at no cost. However, we
plan on entering into a sublease with our officers and directors for use of the
space. Money4Gold WY has an address at 970 West Broadway, #492, Jackson, WY
83001. Our telephone number is 888-D4GOLD1
(888-344-6531). We maintain a website at www.dollars4gold.com.
RISK
FACTORS
You
should carefully consider the risks described below together with all of the
other information included in this report before making an investment decision
with regard to our securities. The statements contained in or incorporated
herein that are not historic facts are forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. If
any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition or
results of operations could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our
common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your
investment.
Risks
Relating to Our Business
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WE
HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY THAT YOU CAN USE TO EVALUATE US, AND THE
LIKELIHOOD OF OUR SUCCESS MUST BE CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF THE PROBLEMS,
EXPENSES, DIFFICULTIES, COMPLICATIONS AND DELAYS FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED BY
A SMALL DEVELOPING COMPANY.
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We were
incorporated in Delaware in March of 2008. We have no significant assets or
financial resources. The likelihood of our success must be considered in light
of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently
encountered by a small developing company starting a new business enterprise and
the highly competitive environment in which we will operate. Since we have a
limited operating history of marketing our services to the public over the
Internet, we cannot assure you that our business will be profitable or that
we will ever generate sufficient revenues to meet our expenses and support our
anticipated activities.
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WE
NEED TO MANAGE GROWTH IN OPERATIONS TO MAXIMIZE OUR POTENTIAL GROWTH AND
ACHIEVE OUR EXPECTED REVENUES AND OUR FAILURE TO MANAGE GROWTH WILL CAUSE
A DISRUPTION OF OUR OPERATIONS RESULTING IN THE FAILURE TO GENERATE
REVENUE.
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In order
to maximize potential growth in our current and potential markets, we believe
that we must expand our marketing operations. This expansion will place a
significant strain on our management and our operational, accounting, and
information systems. We expect that we will need to continue to improve our
financial controls, operating procedures, and management information systems. We
will also need to effectively train, motivate, and manage our employees. Our
failure to manage our growth could disrupt our operations and ultimately prevent
us from generating the revenues we expect.
In order
to achieve the above mentioned targets, the general strategies of our company
are to maintain and search for hard-working employees who have innovative
initiatives; on the other hands, our company will also keep a close eye on
expanding opportunities.
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IF
WE NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO FUND OUR GROWING OPERATIONS, WE MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT CAPITAL AND MAY BE FORCED TO LIMIT THE SCOPE OF
OUR OPERATIONS.
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If
adequate additional financing is not available on reasonable terms, we may not
be able to undertake expansion, continue our marketing efforts and we would have
to modify our business plans accordingly. There is no assurance that additional
financing will be available to us.
In
connection with our growth strategies, we may experience increased capital needs
and accordingly, we may not have sufficient capital to fund our future
operations without additional capital investments. Our capital needs will depend
on numerous factors, including (i) our profitability; (ii) the release of
competitive products by our competition; (iii) the level of our investment in
research and development; and (iv) the amount of our capital expenditures,
including acquisitions. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain
capital in the future to meet our needs.
Even if
we do find a source of additional capital, we may not be able to negotiate terms
and conditions for receiving the additional capital that are acceptable to us.
Any future capital investments could dilute or otherwise materially and
adversely affect the holdings or rights of our existing shareholders. In
addition, new equity or convertible debt securities issued by us to obtain
financing could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to our common
stock. We cannot give you any assurance that any additional financing will be
available to us, or if available, will be on terms favorable to us.
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NEED
FOR ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.
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The
Company’s future success also depends upon its continuing ability to attract and
retain highly qualified personnel. Expansion of the Company’s business and the
management and operation of the Company will require additional managers and
employees with industry experience, and the success of the Company will be
highly dependent on the Company’s ability to attract and retain skilled
management personnel and other employees. Competition for such personnel is
intense. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to attract or
retain highly qualified personnel. Competition for skilled personnel in our
industry is significant. This competition may make it more difficult and
expensive to attract, hire and retain qualified managers and employees. The
Company’s inability to attract skilled management personnel and other employees
as needed could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business,
operating results and financial condition. The Company’s arrangement with its
current employees is at will, meaning its employees may voluntarily terminate
their employment at any time. The Company anticipates that the use of stock
options, restricted stock grants, stock appreciation rights, and phantom stock
awards will be valuable in attracting and retaining qualified personnel.
However, the effects of such plan cannot be certain.
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THE VALUE OF OUR PROPERTIES IS
SUBJECT TO VOLATILITY IN THE PRICE OF GOLD AND OTHER PRECIOUS METAL
COMMODITIES IN WHICH WE DEAL
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Our
ability to obtain additional and continuing funding and our profitability will
be significantly affected by changes in the market price of gold. Gold prices
fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors, all of which are beyond
our control. Some of these factors include the sale or purchase of gold by
central banks and financial institutions; interest rates; currency exchange
rates; inflation or deflation; fluctuation in the value of the United States
dollar and other currencies; speculation; global and regional supply and demand,
including investment, industrial and jewelry demand; and the political and
economic conditions of major gold or other mineral-producing countries
throughout the world, such as Russia and South Africa. The price of gold or
other minerals have fluctuated widely in recent years, and a decline in the
price of gold could cause a significant decrease in the value of our properties,
limit our ability to raise money, and limit our profitability.
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IF
OUR CUSTOMERS CHOOSE NOT TO TRASACT BUSINESS ONLINE, OR VIA OTHER DIRECT
MARKETING VEHICLES, OUR PROFITABILITY WILL BE
LIMITED.
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Sellers
of precious metals may not choose to transact business online or via other
direct response mechanisms, which would prevent us from increasing net revenues.
Specific factors that could prevent consumers from transacting business online
or via other direct response mechanisms include: concerns about transacting
in precious metals items or jewelry without a physical storefront or
face-to-face interaction with personnel; shipping time associated with Internet
orders; pricing that does not meet consumer expectations or fluctuates on
account of shipping time and fluctuation in precious metals pricing; concerns
about loss due to theft and mail, delayed or damaged shipments; concerns about
the security of online transactions and the privacy of personal information;
inconvenience associated with dealing with a remote purchaser.
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AS
AN INTERNET AND DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANY, WE ARE IN AN INTENSELY
COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY AND ANY FAILURE TO TIMELY IMPLEMENT OUR BUSINESS PLAN
COULD DIMINISH OR SUSPEND OUR DEVELOPMENT AND POSSIBLY CEASE OUR
OPERATIONS.
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The
online consumer industry is highly competitive, and has few barriers to entry.
We can provide no assurance that additional competitors will not enter into the
online jewelry industry. There are numerous other companies that currently offer
similar services that have established user bases that are significantly larger
than ours, and that have access to greater capital. If we are unable to
efficiently and effectively institute our business plan as a result of intense
competition or a saturated market, we may not be able to continue the
development and enhancement of our web site and become profitable.
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DEPENDENCE
ON THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT.
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We rely
on our relationship with our refining partner Republic Metals Corporation. If
our relationship with the refinery or the refinery itself is interrupted for any
significant period of time, our business and results of operations would be
substantially harmed.
We face
the risk of theft from inventory or during shipment. We have taken steps to
prevent such theft and maintain insurance to cover losses resulting from theft
or loss. However, if security measures fail, losses exceed our insurance
coverage or we are not able to maintain insurance at a reasonable cost, we could
incur significant losses from theft, which would substantially harm our business
and results of operations.
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OUR
BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO A VARIETY OF U.S. AND FOREIGN LAWS THAT COULD
SUBJECT US TO CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE HARM OUR
BUSINESS.
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Government
regulation of the Internet and e-commerce is evolving and unfavorable changes
could substantially harm our business and results of operations. We are subject
to a variety of laws in the U.S. and abroad that are costly to comply with, can
result in negative publicity and diversion of management time and effort, and
can subject us to claims or other remedies. For example, the laws relating to
the liability of providers of online services are currently unsettled both
within the U.S. and abroad. Claims can be brought under both U.S. and foreign
law for defamation, libel, slander, invasion of privacy and other tort claims,
unlawful activity, copyright and trademark infringement.
In
addition, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has provisions that limit, but do
not necessarily eliminate, our liability for listing or linking to third-party
web sites that include materials that infringe copyrights or other rights, so
long as we comply with the statutory requirements of this act. The Child Online
Protection Act and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act restrict the
distribution of materials considered harmful to children and impose additional
restrictions on the ability of online services to collect information from
minors. In the area of data protection, many states have passed laws requiring
notification to users when there is a security breach for personal data, such as
California’s Information Practices Act. We will face similar risks and costs as
our products and services become offered in international markets and are
subject to additional regulations.
Any
failure on our part to comply with these laws and regulations may subject us to
additional liabilities.
Risks
Associated with Our Shares of Common Stock
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IF
WE FAIL TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL CONTROL,
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REPORT OUR FINANCIAL RESULTS ACCURATELY OR TO
PREVENT FRAUD. ANY INABILITY TO REPORT AND FILE OUR FINANCIAL
RESULTS ACCURATELY AND TIMELY COULD HARM OUR REPUTATION AND ADVERSELY
IMPACT THE TRADING PRICE OF OUR COMMON
STOCK.
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Effective
internal control is necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and
prevent fraud. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or
prevent fraud, we may not be able to manage our business as effectively as we
would if an effective control environment existed, and our business and
reputation with investors may be harmed. As a result, our small size
and any current internal control deficiencies may adversely affect our financial
condition, results of operation and access to capital. We have not
performed an in-depth analysis to determine if in the past un-discovered
failures of internal controls exist, and may in the future discover areas of our
internal control that need improvement.
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OUR
STOCK PRICE MAY BE VOLATILE.
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The
market price of our Common Stock is likely to be highly volatile and could
fluctuate widely in price in response to various factors, many of which are
beyond our control, including the following:
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-changes
in the industry;
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-competitive
pricing pressures;
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-our
ability to obtain working capital
financing;
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-additions
or departures of key personnel;
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-limited
“public float” following the Combination, in the hands of a small number
of persons whose sales or lack of sales could result in positive or
negative pricing pressure on the market price for our Common
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-sales
of our Common Stock (particularly following effectiveness of the resale
registration statement required to be filed in connection with the
Offering);
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-our
ability to execute our business
plan;
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-operating
results that fall below
expectations;
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-loss
of any strategic relationship with our refinery or
customers;
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-regulatory
developments;
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-economic
and other external factors; and
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-period-to-period
fluctuations in our financial
results.
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In
addition, the securities markets have from time to time experienced significant
price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of
particular companies. These market fluctuations may also materially
and adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock.
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OUR
COMMON STOCK IS “PENNY STOCK”, WHICH MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR OUR
INVESTORS TO SELL THEIR SHARES.
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Our
Common Stock is subject to the “penny stock” rules adopted under Section 15(g)
of the Exchange Act. The penny stock rules apply to companies whose
common stock is not listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market or other national
securities exchange and trades at less than $5.00 per share or that have
tangible net worth of less than $5,000,000 ($2,000,000 if the company has been
operating for three or more years). These rules require, among other
things, that brokers who trade penny stock to persons other than “established
customers” complete certain documentation, make suitability inquiries of
investors and provide investors with certain information concerning trading in
the security, including a risk disclosure document and quote information under
certain circumstances. Many brokers have decided not to trade penny
stocks because of the requirements of the penny stock rules and, as a result,
the number of broker-dealers willing to act as market makers in such securities
is limited. If we remain subject to the penny stock rules for any
significant period, it could have an adverse effect on the market, if any, for
our securities. If our securities are subject to the penny stock
rules, investors will find it more difficult to dispose of our
securities.
Furthermore,
for companies whose securities are traded in the OTC Bulletin Board, it is more
difficult (1) to obtain accurate quotations, (2) to obtain coverage for
significant news events because major wire services generally do not publish
press releases about such companies and (3) to obtain needed
capital.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
and attached notes thereto, which are included as Exhibits to this Form
8-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of any number
of factors, including those set forth under the section entitled “Risk Factors”
and elsewhere in this Form 8-K.
PLAN
OF OPERATIONS
As a
development stage company, Money4Gold, Inc. has already implemented much of the
logistical foundation to execute upon our business model. Through direct
marketing and online advertising, we will continue to solicit individuals
interested in selling unwanted items containing precious metals, provide those
individuals with the means and materials necessary to return those items,
purchase the items at scrap price and then process/refine the materials into
their pure form. We will continue to derive our profits from the margin between
the scrap and market price of the metal.
In
compliance with United States data privacy laws, we have implemented a privacy
policy concerning the collection and use of personal information. We have also
implemented an Anti Money Laundering policy and program in compliance with the
USA PATRIOT Act.
Incoming
packages are tracked and fully logged through arrival at the sorting facility.
Items sent in by our customers are assessed on an individual basis for quality
and quantity of precious metal content, which is logged in our customer
database. When pricing customer items, we utilize the London fix price for each
metal type based on the trading day which the items are processed. We then send
out a payment check to our customers based on the aggregate value of their items
less our fees and costs. Once the customer cashes their check, our contractual
obligation with that customer is completed. In the event that the amount they
receive from us is unacceptable to the customer, our terms stipulate they have
up to ten (10) days to return the check to us, and we will subsequently return
their items to them within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the returned
check.
Since
inception, we have seen rapid growth in our customer base, with some weeks where
new customer acquisition is 50% greater than the week previous. Although we do
not project that weekly or monthly growth will continue at such significant
percentage gains, it is important to note that this customer acquisition
increase has occurred solely through our test marketing through only a small
variety of media types. This has shown management two trends: 1) we believe that
demand for our services is currently quite high, and 2) we expect a significant
longer-term increase in our customer base once our full marketing program is
launched nationally.
We are
only instituting marketing efforts that are directly demonstrable in
return-on-investment, and which can be revised and repeated into differing
market segments for maximum exposure.
We
receive refining services through one of the nation’s largest and leading
primary precious metals refineries. Management is comfortable in the
refinery’s ability to meet our business requirements as we scale our
operations.
As a
development stage company, we are also looking to expand the depth of our
management team as we move into the next stage of our growth. Our current
management has significant experience in building major enterprises, as well as
operating in a public environment. However, due to the highly transactional
nature of our business, and the regulatory environment we operate under, our
management foresees the necessity to add additional management personnel with
specific skill-sets to facilitate further the scalability of our model. We have
already begun conversations with specific outside individuals regarding these
potential roles, so that we can add to our management team in an orderly,
pre-planned manner, at the appropriate juncture.
Management
is also currently exploring opportunities for international expansion into
foreign market segments. As each country has differing regulations and logistics
requirements, there is no guarantee that we will be successful in this regard.
However, initial indications point to various achievable avenues to foreign
market entry, as well as solid demand in those foreign markets for our services.
In this regard, we believe that our status as a publicly traded enterprise will
significantly assist in passing foreign governmental review processes, while
also serving as a significant potential barrier of entry for our non-public
competitors.
It is
important to note that the pricing for precious metals fluctuates on a daily
basis. As previously indicated, we have designed and operate our business in a
manner where we can easily scale up and scale down, depending on market demand.
Equally key to our success is our ability to control our gross margins on a
per-customer basis. Our margin operating plan, which has been fully implemented,
has proved out our ability to maintain, as well as grow our overall per-customer
gross margins. We have also found that our systems for managing margins hold,
despite any fluctuations in metal prices. However, our gross earnings are
directly tied to current and future precious metal prices. We have proven our
abilities to maintain per-customer margins only over a short period of time, and
our overall earnings can potentially fluctuate significantly based on major
changes in those prices.
To
counter these effects, our marketing programs (as previously described) can be
quickly increased or constricted to add or curtail additional new customers. In
this way, with appropriate lead-times employed, we are confident that our
business will be able to continue top-line growth, maintain / increase
per-customer margins, while also mitigating or taking advantage of radical
shifts in future precious metal spot prices.
We can
also be considered a feed source of raw materials for the precious metal
recycling industry. We have specific requirements when evaluating our contracted
service providers as it pertains to their environmental impact Our
current contracted service providers hold a number of Environmental Protection
Agency certifications for emissions compliance, including carbon emission
mitigation, as well as certain ISO certifications. In this fashion, as a
recycling feed source provider, we operate on an extremely “green” basis, while
also providing the markets with a consistent “renewable” source of precious
materials.
When
compared to the mining sector for precious metals, we have a minimal and much
more favorable overall environmental impact. Our internal collection and
contracted refining systems take advantage of the latest sequestration and
scrubbing technologies, further minimizing our environmental
footprint.
Market
Overview
There is
a shifting market trend, mining versus recycling, slowly taking place in the
global precious metals market.
Mining
costs have escalated due to significant increases in fuel, energy, labor, and
transportation costs. Additionally, global environmental regulations specific to
the mining industry have become increasingly stringent over the last decade. One
of the results has been a decrease in overall global output in many precious
metals derived from mining operations. However, demand for precious metals
remains constant or has increased (dependant on metal type). Couple this with
overall market conditions, and standard supply / demand curves, it becomes
easier to understand why precious metal prices have increased significantly over
the last 12 months.
The
United States Geological Survey tracks precious metals utilization, output, and
overall sector utilization on an annual basis.1 The trend line provided by the USGS in their
2007 estimates shows a clear percentage increase in recycled precious metals
versus newly mined precious metals, as source material for a variety of
industries.
For
example, the USGS stated in their 2007 estimates that gold from recycled sources
equated to 90 tons, or approximately 47% of reported United States consumption.
This indicates a domestic market of around $3 billion annually in recycled gold.
Mined gold equated to approximately $5.1 billion, creating a total estimated
combined market of $8.1 billion in “new” gold entering the domestic market.
Estimated uses were jewelry / arts 84%, electrical / electronics 8%, dental /
other 10%.
________________________________
1 USGS Minerals Commodity
Summary - http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/
The USGS
further reported an even starker contrast regarding silver. In 2007 United
States domestic silver production equated to approximately 1,200 tons from the
ground (traditional mining). This compares to roughly 1,600 tons derived from
recycling. This indicates a domestic market of around $1 billion annually in
recycled silver, and approximately $750 million in newly mined silver, equating
to a domestic market of $1.75 billion for 2007.
Between
these two recycled precious metal categories, the gross estimated market value
is around $4 billion in the United States annually and growing. For newly mined
gold and silver, the United States market value is around $5.85 billion. Total
market estimates combined places the domestic consumption market at $9.85
billion annually.
It
is important to note that we also provide recycling services for other precious
metals such as silver, platinum and palladium.
We occupy
a sub-set for this overall recycled metals market. Although we currently only
operate in the domestic United States markets, we are reviewing international
expansion opportunities on an ongoing basis.
In our
primary segment, we recycle old and broken jewelry. From a long term standpoint,
and with gold and silver as the primary foundation for domestic jewelry
production, the USGS figures provide a strong indicator for our future basis for
“raw material” inflows. Over 80% of available gold and silver consumed in the
United States annually is utilized in the production of jewelry and related
artistic items. By and large these items are sold to general consumers. A subset
of these items will become “old,” unwanted, or broken each year. We give those
consumers a method to monetize those assets, while also providing the resulting
recycled material back into the overall market.
Based on
the total domestic consumption figure for the United States of $9.85 billion,
approximately $7.88 billion in metal value is utilized to make jewelry each
year. Once this jewelry is sold to the consumer, this overall metal value
becomes one significant component of our company’s potential domestic market
value.
The above
calculations only describe the newly purchased / sold materials (jewelry and
associated items) which enter the consumer market each year. However, the
overall number of consumer-purchased items in total circulation increases each
year as new items are produced and enter the market. This additional potential
inventory spans the entire physical life of that individual
consumer.
Over the
lifetime of an individual consumer, 100% of their precious metal items they
purchase will be passed to another party. Much of this will be passed onto other
family members; the balance will be sold into the secondary markets where
Money4Gold, Inc. resides.
It is
difficult to predict what exact percentage of items will be held for a lengthy
period of time by an individual consumer, and then sold into the secondary
market. With this overall understanding in regards to the compounding of
potential United States inventory in the hands of consumers year over year, and
the rolling rates at which consumers wish to convert their assets over time, we
believe that the fully realized domestic market potential is much greater than
the annualized domestic consumption figure of $7.88 billion.
We also
believe that this number will continue to expand, in concert with growing global
demand for precious metal items. As we successfully enter and begin operations
in foreign markets, this overall market potential for our company will
increase.
Twelve Month Plan of
Operations
Over the
course of the next twelve months our plan of operations includes the following
objectives:
Additional
Services
·
|
Launch
of a new, more search-engine friendly Dollars4Gold
website
|
·
|
Translation
of the website into different languages to make our service available to
non-English speaking consumers
|
·
|
Provide
expedited payment options for
customers
|
·
|
Provide
expedited shipping options for
customers
|
Marketing
·
|
We
plan on expanding our internet marketing
efforts
|
·
|
In
addition to our online efforts, we also plan on launching offline national
campaigns including; television, radio and
print
|
·
|
In
line with our planned offline media campaigns, we will be investing in the
production of ads to be placed in these different media
channels
|
Timing: Improvements
to our website including additional services and new website launches are
scheduled to occur within the third and fourth quarters of 2008. In
addition, we anticipate filming our first television production advertisements
in the third quarter of 2008 with test campaigns scheduled to begin within the
third quarter and a full national launch during the fourth quarter of
2008. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 and continuing into the
first and second quarters of 2009, we will be focusing on furthering our
national multi-channel advertising efforts. Along these lines we will
be focusing on channel, messaging and key demographic information allowing us to
effectively expand in the areas where we are realizing the greatest return on
investment and contract in the lower performing areas.
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Over the
next twelve months we anticipate growing our management team, support staff and
physical assets in line with the rollout of our national multi-channel marketing
plan. As such, we expect to require approximately $1,500,000 over the
next year to fund operations. Additionally, our marketing efforts,
including; the production of ads, media tests/buys, as well as the actual
purchasing of scrap material containing precious metals from consumers, will be
our most significant uses of cash. As our success will be directly
correlated to the success of our marketing efforts, we plan on only instituting
marketing efforts that are directly demonstrable in our return on investment,
and which can be revised and repeated into differing market segments for maximum
exposure. Further, there is a lag from the time we distribute funds
to our customers for the purchase of their items to the time we complete the
refining process and receive proceeds from the sale of the refined material. We
anticipate using cash from operations to fund our capital needs; however, we may
require additional capital to further expand our business and marketing
ventures. We anticipate that we will be able to raise the capital
required to grow these activities at rates in line with management’s goals from
outside investors. In addition, it is management’s belief that we
will be able to acquire additional lines of credit from banking institutions due
to the nature of our business, specifically the fact that we will be holding
large amounts of precious metal assets.
MANAGEMENT
Appointment
of New Directors
Effective
as of the closing of the exchange transaction, and subject to applicable
regulatory requirements, including the preparation, filing and distribution to
the Money4Gold Holdings stockholders of a Schedule 14(f)-1 Notice to
Stockholders, Mr. Gary Moore, our former President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director; Mr. Don Bratcher, our former Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Director; and Mr. Dick Torti our former Vice President will resign
from all positions held with the Company.
The
following table sets forth the names, ages, and positions of our new executive
officers and directors as of the Closing Date. Executive officers are elected
annually by our Board of Directors. Each executive officer holds his office
until he resigns, is removed by the Board, or his successor is elected and
qualified. Directors are elected annually by our stockholders at the annual
meeting. Each director holds his office until his successor is elected and
qualified or his earlier resignation or removal.
NAME
|
AGE
|
POSITION
|
Hakan
Koyuncu
|
33
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board
|
Scott
Frohman
|
40
|
Chairman
of the Board
|
Daniel
Brauser
|
27
|
President,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
Director
|
Jason
Rubin
|
25
|
Director
|
Hakan Koyuncu, Chief
Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board
Hakan
Koyuncu, is the co-founder and CEO of Leadcreations.com, LLC, an internet
marketing and online lead generation company with a focus on technology and
innovative strategy.
A native
of Turkey, Mr. Koyuncu immigrated to the United States in 1992 to pursue his
Bachelors in Business Administration. Upon graduating with a concentration in
marketing, he became the Director of Online Marketing for Tel3, a prepaid long
distance phone service company. He quickly grew Tel3's subscriber base to over
35,000 users which enabled the company to become one of the nation's largest
prepaid telecommunications platforms.
While
there, he segregated the company's online marketing efforts into a separate
division that eventually spun off into its own company, Inmar, LLC. Recognizing
the growing niche of Internet marketing and what it had done for Tel3, Mr.
Koyuncu, through Inmar, applied the successful online marketing strategies
developed for that business to others, thereby transforming a marketing
department into its own thriving business.
LeadCreations.com,
LLC was founded by Mr. Koyuncu in 2003 as yet another spin off of a business
model derived from Inmar’s online marketing business. Today it is one of the
leading internet-based lead generation firms. LeadCreations developed its own
proprietary technology platform that brings online publishers and advertisers
together and tracks and reports campaign performance.
Mr
Koyuncu’s business acumen extended outside of the United State when in 2005 he
started one of Turkey's first independent telecommunications companies, Unitel
Telecom, which was acquired by another telecom company within two
years.
The core
philosophy of each company pioneered by Mr. Koyuncu, which have all reached
multi-million dollar annual revenues under his direction, is to acquire as much
specialized knowledge of each market and then apply the best technology and most
innovative strategy to conquer it.
Scott Frohman, Chairman of
the Board
Scott
Frohman joined Marlin Capital Partners in December 2006. Along with his
involvement in Marlin Capital Partners, Mr. Frohman continues to provide
consulting services to multiple early stage development ventures, including;
Rapid Refinance, a leading mortgage brokerage firm and EZ Health Systems, a
nutritional supplement and enzyme company.
Prior to
joining Marlin Capital Partners, Mr. Frohman served as the Chief Executive
Officer of Health Benefits Direct. He co-founded Health Benefits Direct and
served on the company’s Board of Directors from its inception in February 2004
through December 2006.
Mr.
Frohman has over a decade of extensive entrepreneurial experience in building
and driving professional early stage businesses. His prior experience includes
founding and serving as Chief Executive Officer of National Lead Services, Inc.,
which was acquired by Seisint, Inc. and spun-off as part of eDirect.com which
was later acquired by Equifax in 2003.
Daniel Brauser, President,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
Director
Daniel
Brauser is a co-founder of Marlin Capital Partners. Shortly after the founding
of Marlin Capital Partners in 2004, Mr. Brauser left his full-time position with
the company to take on an executive role with Health Benefits Direct (symbol:
HBDT.OB) where he served initially as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and
later as Senior Vice President. His corporate responsibilities included a
variety of business development and strategic initiatives as well as the
development and management of the financial and accounting process of
HBDC. In September of 2007, he returned to a full-time role with
Marlin Capital Partners and continues to serve in a consulting role for Health
Benefits Direct.
His prior
experience includes financial consulting in the ranks of several highly
successful start-up organizations. Prior to his tenure with Health Benefits
Direct, Mr. Brauser served as an integral part of the team responsible for the
accounting process and procedures for Omnipoint Media, a specialized internet
advertising services company.
Prior to
joining Omnipoint Media, Mr. Brauser consulted as a data analyst and purchasing
agent for Seisint, Inc. a leader in database and technology services. Supporting
further initiatives for Seisint, he also worked directly with several
state-level government organizations for the procurement of multiple public
record databases.
Mr.
Brauser has a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the University
of Florida and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of
Business.
Jason Rubin,
Director
Jason
Rubin currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel for Republic Metals
Corporation, one of the three largest precious metals refineries in the United
States.
Mr. Rubin
grew up in the refining business. His father, Richard, was the founder of
Republic and from the time he was old enough to push a broom, Jason Rubin worked
in the refinery, performing every task possible so that he would gain insight
into all aspects of the precious metals business.
Today,
Mr. Rubin oversees the financing and trading departments, international
operations as well as all legal aspects of the business. His 15 years at
Republic have enabled him to foster countless relationships in the
industry.
Mr. Rubin
is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Business, where he
received his degree in Finance and International Business. He went on to receive
a Juris Doctorate from the Nova Southeastern University School of
Law.
Employment
Agreements/ Terms of Office
Our
officers have executed employment agreements as described in Section 5.02
below.
Family
Relationships
None
Code
of Ethics
We
currently do not have a code of ethics that applies to our officers, employees
and directors, including our Chief Executive Officer and senior
executives.
Conflicts
of Interest
Certain
potential conflicts of interest are inherent in the relationships between our
officers and directors, and us.
From time
to time, one or more of our affiliates may form or hold an ownership interest in
and/or manage other businesses both related and unrelated to the type of
business that we own and operate. These persons expect to continue to
form, hold an ownership interest in and/or manage additional other businesses
which may compete with ours with respect to operations, including financing and
marketing, management time and services and potential
customers. These activities may give rise to conflicts between or
among the interests of us and other businesses with which our affiliates are
associated. Our affiliates are in no way prohibited from undertaking
such activities, and neither we nor our shareholders will have any right to
require participation in such other activities.
Further,
because we intend to transact business with some of our officers, directors and
affiliates, as well as with firms in which some of our officers, directors or
affiliates have a material interest, potential conflicts may arise between the
respective interests of us and these related persons or entities. We
believe that such transactions will be effected on terms at least as favorable
to us as those available from unrelated third parties.
With
respect to transactions involving real or apparent conflicts of interest, we
have adopted policies and procedures which require that: (i) the fact of the
relationship or interest giving rise to the potential conflict be disclosed or
known to the directors who authorize or approve the transaction prior to such
authorization or approval, (ii) the transaction be approved by a majority of our
disinterested outside directors, and (iii) the transaction be fair and
reasonable to us at the time it is authorized or approved by our
directors.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
MONEY4GOLD
HOLDINGS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION SUMMARY
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table shows for the periods ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
compensation awarded to or paid to, or earned by, our Chief Executive Officer,
and our Secretary/Treasurer (the “Named Executive Officers”).
Name
and Principal Position
|
|
|
Year
|
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
|
|
Non-Qualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
|
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
|
Totals
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gary
Moore,
President,
Chief
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Executive
Officer,
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Don
Bratcher
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Chief
Financial Officer, Vice President, Director
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Dick
Torti
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
Vice
President
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
(1) Gary
Moore, Don Bratcher and Dick Torti resigned as our officers and directors as of
the Closing Date.
Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
There are
no outstanding equity awards at December 31, 2007.
PRINCIPAL
STOCKHOLDERS
Pre-Closing
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our common stock
beneficially owned, prior to the closing of the Exchange Agreement, for (i) each
shareholder known to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our outstanding
common stock, (ii) each of our officers and directors, and (iii) all executive
officers and directors as a group. In general, a person is deemed to be a
"beneficial owner" of a security if that person has or shares the power to vote
or direct the voting of such security, or the power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner
of any securities of which the person has the right to acquire beneficial
ownership within 60 days. To the best of our knowledge, all persons named have
sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares, except as
otherwise noted. Except as set forth in this Information Statement, there are
not any pending or anticipated arrangements that may cause a change in
control.
Title
of Class
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Owner
|
Percent
of Class(1)
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
Gary
Moore
|
37,807,051
|
41.2%
|
Common
Stock
|
Richard
Torti
|
37,187,264
|
40.6%
|
|
|
|
|
Officers
and Directors
As
a Group
|
|
75,994,315
|
81.8%
|
(1) The
percent of class is based on 91,679,010 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding as of July 22, 2008.
Post-Closing
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding our common stock
beneficially owned on July 23, 2008, for (i) each stockholder known to be the
beneficial owner of 5% or more of our outstanding common stock, (ii) each
executive officer and director, and (iii) all executive officers and directors
as a group, after the closing of the Exchange Agreement and
Financing.
Title
of Class
|
Name
and Address of Beneficial Owner
|
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Owner
|
Percent
of Class(1)
|
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
Daniel
Brauser, President, COO, CFO, Director
|
9,500,001
|
13.8%
|
Common
Stock
|
Hakan
Koyuncu, CEO and Director
|
15,000,001
|
21.7%
|
Common
Stock
|
Scott
Frohman, Director
|
5,650,000
|
8.2%
|
Common
Stock
|
Republic
Metals Corporation
|
10,000,000
|
14.5%
|
|
|
|
|
Officers
and Directors
As
a Group (3)
|
|
30,150,002
|
43.7%
|
|
(1) Based on 69,034,695 shares of common stock
outstanding after the closing of the Exchange
Agreement.
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Money4Gold
currently in negotiations with Global Marketing Solutions, LLC, of which our
president and chairman Hakan Koyuncu is a principal, for marketing and
consulting services. We anticipate executing an agreement with Global
Marketing Solutions, LLC in 2008.
Money4Gold
maintains an office at 595 South Federal Highway, Suite 600, Boca Raton, FL
33432, which the principals provide at no cost. However, Money4Gold
plans on entering into a sublease with the officers and directors for use of the
space. Money4Gold WY has a mailing address of P.O. Box 10037,
Jackson, WY 83002.
Money4Gold
has entered into a service agreement with the Republic Metals Corporation
(“Republic”), one of the beneficial owners, whereby Republic will service the
precious metals items that Money4Gold acquires from the public and hedge the
price offered by agreeing to purchase the material according to the then-current
market price, thereby preserving the profit margin. In connection
with these agreements, Money4Gold issued 10,000,000 shares of our common stock
to Republic as prepayment for services and authorized the appointment of Jason
Rubin to Money4Gold’s board of directors. Jason Rubin currently
serves as Vice President and General Counsel for Republic.
Although
we have not executed a formal contract, we pay for lead generating services from
Lead Creations.com, LLC (“Lead Creations”). Our Chief Executive
Officer Hakan Koyuncu is a partner in Lead Creations. Lead Creations
manages an affiliate network platform which creates lead generation via online
affiliates through its own proprietary technologies.
Except as
disclosed above, none of the following persons has any direct or indirect
material interest in any transaction to which we are a party since our
incorporation or in any proposed transaction to which we are proposed to be a
party:
(A)
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Any
of our directors or officers;
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(B)
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Any
proposed nominee for election as our
director;
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(C)
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Any
person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more
than 10% of the voting rights attached to our Common Stock;
or
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(D)
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Any
relative or spouse of any of the foregoing persons, or any relative of
such spouse, who has the same house as such person or who is a director or
officer of any parent or subsidiary of our
company.
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
The
Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of July
23, 2008, 69,034,695 shares of
Common Stock were issued and outstanding, including shares issued pursuant to
the closing of the Exchange Agreement.
(a) Common
Stock. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote
for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder
vote. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting
rights. Therefore, holders of a majority of the shares of common
stock voting for the election of directors cannot necessarily elect all of the
directors. Holders of our common stock representing a majority of the voting
power of our capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote,
represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any
meeting of our stockholders. A vote by the holders of a majority of our
outstanding shares is required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate
changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to our Articles of
Incorporation.
Holders
of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the board of
directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In the
event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each outstanding share entitles
its holder to participate pro rata in all assets that remain after payment of
liabilities and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having
preference over the common stock. Holders of our common stock have no
pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions
applicable to our common stock.
(b) Stock Option Plan. In
addition to the foregoing, the Company will establish a stock option plan (the
“Plan”) to provide for the grant of options in an amount to be determined by the
Board of Directors of the Company at such time as the Board of Directors deems
it appropriate. The Board of Directors will distribute options as may be
permitted under the Plan to employees, directors, consultants and advisors of
the Company.
MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our
common stock, having $.001 par value per share ("Common Stock"), is traded on
the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") under the symbol "EFPS". Following
the Combination, the combined Company will continue to be traded on the OTCBB,
however we will request a new symbol closer in form to Money4Gold Holdings, Inc.
There is no established current public market for the shares of our common
stock. Very limited trades have occurred through the date of this Report.
There can be no assurance that a liquid market for our securities will ever
develop.
Dividend
Policy
Any
future determination as to the declaration and payment of dividends on shares of
our Common Stock will be made at the discretion of our board of directors out of
funds legally available for such purpose. We are under no contractual
obligations or restrictions to declare or pay dividends on our shares of Common
Stock. Our board of directors currently intends to retain all
earnings for use in the business for the foreseeable future. See
“Risk Factors.”
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
Neither
we, nor any of our controlled affiliates, namely Money4Gold, Money4Gold WY and
HD Capital, are involved in any lawsuit outside the ordinary course of business,
the disposition of which would have a material effect upon either our results of
operations, financial position, or cash flows.
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Reference
is made to Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K for a description
of recent sales of unregistered securities, which is hereby incorporated by
reference.
INDEMNIFICATION
OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The
General Corporation Law of Delaware, Section 102(b)(7) provides that directors,
officers, employees or agents of Delaware corporations are entitled, under
certain circumstances, to be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’
fees) and other liabilities actually and reasonably incurred by them in
connection with any suit brought against them in their capacity as a director,
officer, employee or agent, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if they had
no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. This statute provides
that directors, officers, employees and agents may also be indemnified against
expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by them in
connection with a derivative suit brought against them in their capacity as a
director, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification may be made without court approval if such person was adjudged
liable to the corporation.
Our
by-laws provide that we shall indemnify our officers and directors in any
action, suit or proceeding unless such officer or director shall be adjudged to
be derelict in his or her duties.
CHANGES
AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
None.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities
Pursuant
to the Exchange Agreement, on July 23, 2008, we issued 52,350,002 shares of
our common stock and 14,100,000 shares of our preferred stock to the Money4Gold
shareholders in exchange for 100% of the outstanding shares of Money4Gold. Such
securities were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The issuance of
these shares was exempt from registration, in part pursuant to Regulation S and
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 and in part pursuant to Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. We made this determination based on the
representations of the shareholders which included, in pertinent part, that such
shareholders were either (a) "accredited investors" within the meaning of Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, or (b) not a "U.S.
person" as that term is defined in Rule 902(k) of Regulation S under the Act,
and that such shareholders were acquiring our common stock, for investment
purposes for their own respective accounts and not as nominees or agents, and
not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof, and that the Money4Gold
Shareholders understood that the shares of our common stock may not be sold or
otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an
applicable exemption therefrom.
Item 5.01 Changes in Control of
Registrant.
As
explained more fully in Item 2.01, in connection with the Exchange Agreement, on
July 23, 2008, we issued 52,350,002 shares of our common stock and
14,100,000 shares of our preferred stock to the Money4Gold Shareholders in
exchange for the transfer of 100% of the outstanding shares of Money4Gold’s
capital stock by the Money4Gold Shareholders to Money4Gold Holdings. As
such, immediately following the Exchange and Financing transactions, the
Money4Gold Shareholders held approximately 76% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of Money4Gold Holdings’ outstanding stock entitled to vote.
Reference is made to the disclosures set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current
Report on Form 8-K, which disclosure is incorporated herein by
reference.
As
explained more fully in Item 2.01 above under the section titled “Management”
and in Item 5.02 of this Current Report dated July 29, 2008, effective as of the
closing of the exchange transaction, and subject to applicable regulatory
requirements, including the preparation, filing and distribution to the
Money4Gold Holdings stockholders of a Schedule 14(f)-1 Notice to Stockholders,
Gary Moore, Don Bratcher and Dick Torti resigned as officers and directors of
Money4Gold Holdings. Further, effective July 23, 2008, Hakan Koyuncu, Scott
Frohman, Daniel Brauser and Jason Rubin were appointed as the new officers and
directors of the Company.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
Officers.
(a) Resignation
of Directors
Effective
July 23, 2008 and subject to applicable regulatory requirements, including the
preparation, filing and distribution to the Money4Gold Holdings stockholders of
a Schedule 14(f)-1 Notice to Stockholders, Gary Moore and Don Bratcher resigned
as members of the Board of Directors of EPS. There were no disagreements between
Mr. Moore, Mr. Bratcher and the Company or any officer or director of the
Company.
(b) Resignation
of Officers
Effective
July 23, 2008, Gary Moore resigned as the President and Chief Executive Officer,
Don Bratcher reigned as the Chief Financial Officer and Richard Torti resigned
as the Vice President of Money4Gold Holdings.
(c) Appointment
of Directors
Effective,
the following persons were appointed as members of the Board of
Directors:
NAME
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AGE
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POSITION
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Hakan
Koyuncu
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33
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Vice
Chairman of the Board
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Scott
Frohman
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40
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Chairman
of the Board
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Daniel
Brauser
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27
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Director
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Jason
Rubin
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25
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Director
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The
business background descriptions of the newly appointed directors are as
follows:
Hakan Koyuncu, Chief
Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board
Hakan
Koyuncu, is the co-founder and CEO of Leadcreations.com, LLC, an internet
marketing and online lead generation company with a focus on technology and
innovative strategy.
A native
of Turkey, Mr. Koyuncu immigrated to the United States in 1992 to pursue his
Bachelors in Business Administration. Upon graduating with a concentration in
marketing, he became the Director of Online Marketing for Tel3, a prepaid long
distance phone service company. He quickly grew Tel3's subscriber base to over
35,000 users which enabled the company to become one of the nation's largest
prepaid telecommunications platforms.
While
there, he segregated the company's online marketing efforts into a separate
division that eventually spun off into its own company, Inmar, LLC. Recognizing
the growing niche of Internet marketing and what it had done for Tel3, Mr.
Koyuncu, through Inmar, applied the successful online marketing strategies
developed for that business to others, thereby transforming a marketing
department into its own thriving business.
LeadCreations.com,
LLC was founded by Mr. Koyuncu in 2003 as yet another spin off of a business
model derived from Inmar’s online marketing business. Today it is one of the
leading internet-based lead generation firms. LeadCreations developed its own
proprietary technology platform that brings online publishers and advertisers
together and tracks and reports campaign performance.
Mr
Koyuncu’s business acumen extended outside of the United State when in 2005 he
started one of Turkey's first independent telecommunications companies, Unitel
Telecom, which was acquired by another telecom company within two
years.
The core
philosophy of each company pioneered by Mr. Koyuncu, which have all reached
multi-million dollar annual revenues under his direction, is to acquire as much
specialized knowledge of each market and then apply the best technology and most
innovative strategy to conquer it.
Scott Frohman, Chairman of
the Board
Scott
Frohman joined Marlin Capital Partners in December 2006. Along with his
involvement in Marlin Capital Partners, Mr. Frohman continues to provide
consulting services to multiple early stage development ventures, including;
Rapid Refinance, a leading mortgage brokerage firm and EZ Health Systems, a
nutritional supplement and enzyme company.
Prior to
joining Marlin Capital Partners, Mr. Frohman served as the Chief Executive
Officer of Health Benefits Direct. He co-founded Health Benefits Direct and
served on the company’s Board of Directors from its inception in February 2004
through December 2006.
Mr.
Frohman has over a decade of extensive entrepreneurial experience in building
and driving professional early stage businesses. His prior experience includes
founding and serving as Chief Executive Officer of National Lead Services, Inc.,
which was acquired by Seisint, Inc. and spun-off as part of eDirect.com which
was later acquired by Equifax in 2003.
Daniel Brauser, President,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
Director
Daniel
Brauser is a co-founder of Marlin Capital Partners. Shortly after the founding
of Marlin Capital Partners in 2004, Mr. Brauser left his full-time position with
the company to take on an executive role with Health Benefits Direct (symbol:
HBDT.OB) where he served initially as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and
later as Senior Vice President. His corporate responsibilities included a
variety of business development and strategic initiatives as well as the
development and management of the financial and accounting process of
HBDC. In September of 2007, he returned to a full-time role with
Marlin Capital Partners and continues to serve in a consulting role for Health
Benefits Direct.
His prior
experience includes financial consulting in the ranks of several highly
successful start-up organizations. Prior to his tenure with Health Benefits
Direct, Mr. Brauser served as an integral part of the team responsible for the
accounting process and procedures for Omnipoint Media, a specialized internet
advertising services company.
Prior to
joining Omnipoint Media, Mr. Brauser consulted as a data analyst and purchasing
agent for Seisint, Inc. a leader in database and technology services. Supporting
further initiatives for Seisint, he also worked directly with several
state-level government organizations for the procurement of multiple public
record databases.
Mr.
Brauser has a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the University
of Florida and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of
Business.
Jason Rubin,
Director
Jason
Rubin currently serves as Vice President and General Counsel for Republic Metals
Corporation, one of the three largest precious metals refineries in the United
States.
Mr. Rubin
grew up in the refining business. His father, Richard, was the founder of
Republic and from the time he was old enough to push a broom, Jason Rubin worked
in the refinery, performing every task possible so that he would gain insight
into all aspects of the precious metals business.
Today,
Mr. Rubin oversees the financing and trading departments, international
operations as well as all legal aspects of the business. His 15 years at
Republic have enabled him to foster countless relationships in the
industry.
Mr. Rubin
is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Business, where he
received his degree in Finance and International Business. He went on to receive
a Juris Doctorate from the Nova Southeastern University School of
Law.
Family
Relationships
None.
(d) Appointment of
Officers
Effective,
the newly appointed directors described above in Item 5.02(c) appointed the
following persons as executive officers of Money4Gold Holdings, with the
respective titles as set forth opposite his or her name below:
NAME
|
AGE
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POSITION
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Hakan
Koyuncu
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33
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Daniel
Brauser
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27
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President,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial
Officer
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Hakan
Koyuncu, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of the
Board
Hakan
Koyuncu, is the co-founder and CEO of Leadcreations.com, LLC, an internet
marketing and online lead generation company with a focus on technology and
innovative strategy.
A native
of Turkey, Mr. Koyuncu immigrated to the United States in 1992 to pursue his
Bachelors in Business Administration. Upon graduating with a concentration in
marketing, he became the Director of Online Marketing for Tel3, a prepaid long
distance phone service company. He quickly grew Tel3's subscriber base to over
35,000 users which enabled the company to become one of the nation's largest
prepaid telecommunications platforms.
While
there, he segregated the company's online marketing efforts into a separate
division that eventually spun off into its own company, Inmar, LLC. Recognizing
the growing niche of Internet marketing and what it had done for Tel3, Mr.
Koyuncu, through Inmar, applied the successful online marketing strategies
developed for that business to others, thereby transforming a marketing
department into its own thriving business.
LeadCreations.com,
LLC was founded by Mr. Koyuncu in 2003 as yet another spin off of a business
model derived from Inmar’s online marketing business. Today it is one of the
leading internet-based lead generation firms. LeadCreations developed its own
proprietary technology platform that brings online publishers and advertisers
together and tracks and reports campaign performance.
Mr
Koyuncu’s business acumen extended outside of the United State when in 2005 he
started one of Turkey's first independent telecommunications companies, Unitel
Telecom, which was acquired by another telecom company within two
years.
The core
philosophy of each company pioneered by Mr. Koyuncu, which have all reached
multi-million dollar annual revenues under his direction, is to acquire as much
specialized knowledge of each market and then apply the best technology and most
innovative strategy to conquer it.
Daniel Brauser, President,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and
Director
Daniel
Brauser is a co-founder of Marlin Capital Partners. Shortly after the founding
of Marlin Capital Partners in 2004, Mr. Brauser left his full-time position with
the company to take on an executive role with Health Benefits Direct (symbol:
HBDT.OB) where he served initially as the company’s Chief Financial Officer and
later as Senior Vice President. His corporate responsibilities included a
variety of business development and strategic initiatives as well as the
development and management of the financial and accounting process of
HBDC. In September of 2007, he returned to a full-time role with
Marlin Capital Partners and continues to serve in a consulting role for Health
Benefits Direct.
His prior
experience includes financial consulting in the ranks of several highly
successful start-up organizations. Prior to his tenure with Health Benefits
Direct, Mr. Brauser served as an integral part of the team responsible for the
accounting process and procedures for Omnipoint Media, a specialized internet
advertising services company.
Prior to
joining Omnipoint Media, Mr. Brauser consulted as a data analyst and purchasing
agent for Seisint, Inc. a leader in database and technology services. Supporting
further initiatives for Seisint, he also worked directly with several
state-level government organizations for the procurement of multiple public
record databases.
Mr.
Brauser has a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from the University
of Florida and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of
Business.
e)
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
On July 15, 2008, we entered into a two year Employment Agreement
with Hakan Koyuncu to serve as our Chief Executive Officer. The Agreement
provides for salary of One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000) per
annum, for the first 6 months following the date of this agreement, the sum of
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) per annum, for the next 6 months, the
sum of Two Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand ($225,000) for the remainder of the
Term. A copy of this Agreement is included in this Current Report as Exhibit
10.1.
On July
15, 2008, we entered into a two year Employment Agreement with Daniel Brauser to
serve as our President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The
Agreement provides for salary of One Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars
($175,000) per annum, for the first 6 months following the date of this
agreement, the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) per annum, for the
next 6 months, the sum of Two Hundred and Twenty Five Thousand ($225,000) for
the remainder of the Term. A copy of this Agreement is included in this Current
Report as Exhibit 10.2.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On July
23, 2008, we filed an Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation changing our
name to “Money4Gold Holdings, Inc.”
Item
5.06 Change In
Shell Company Status
As
explained more fully in Item 2.01 above, we were a "shell company" (as such term
is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)
immediately before the Closing of the Exchange. As a result of the Exchange,
Money4Gold became the wholly owned subsidiary of Money4Gold Holdings and became
our main operational business. Consequently, Registrant believes that the
Exchange has caused it to cease to be a shell company. For information about the
Exchange, please see the information set forth above under Item 2.01 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K which information is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statement and
Exhibits.
(a)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.
The
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Money4Gold as of March 31, 2008 are
filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and are incorporated herein by
reference.
(b)
PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
None.
(c)
SHELL COMPANY TRANSACTIONS
Reference
is made to Items 9.01(a) and 9.01(b) and the exhibits referred to therein, which
are incorporated herein by reference.
(d)
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit Number
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Description
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2.1
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Exchange
Agreement by and among Money4Gold Holdings, Money4Gold, and the Money4Gold
Shareholders dated
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3.1
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Certificate
of Amendment
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3.2
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Bylaws
*
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10.1
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Employment
Agreement with Hakan Koyunku
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10.2
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Employment
Agreement with Daniel Brauser
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99.1
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Financial
Statements for the Period Ending March 31, 2008
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99.2
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Press
Release
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* Filed with the Form SB-2 filed on October 4, 2006 (SEC File #
333-137789)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MONEY4GOLD
HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date: July
29, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Daniel Brauser
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Daniel
Brauser
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President
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